That, more than any other post, changed my thinking. A Mexican is strolling down the street in Mexico City and kicks a bottle lying in the street. I could have done better with that. And now that I'm 'one of those older people'? I remember one of the first TV debates I had on the then-strange question of civil marriage for gay couples. I take less time, worry less about polish, and care less about the consequences on my blog. That stage of life is fraught with a specific type of self-doubt and anxiety which I can no longer relate to.